Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for ...

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.
 
  A) sexism in U.S. society
  B) the gendered division of labor
  C) techniques of resistance
  D) the hidden curriculum

Question 2

Sociologist Mayer Zald suggests that during some periods of time there are very few social movements in a society and, at other times, a wave of social movements will emerge.
 
  What reason did Zald suggest to explain the number of social movements increasing or decreasing?
  A) They increased during periods of economic expansion.
  B) They decrease when a society experiences population shrinkage.
  C) They decrease during periods of political stability.
  D) They increase when the society experiences a cultural crisis.

Question 3

Sabrina went to the emergency room of the Angels of Mercy Hospital complaining of severe chest pains, difficulty breathing, and a high fever. While waiting to see a doctor, she collapsed.
 
  Because a check of Sabrina's health insurance by the hospital showed her coverage had expired, Sabrina was sent to a public hospital in a comatose state and died along the way. Such a practice is called ________.
  A) death by incompetence
  B) dumping
  C) an adverse event
  D) malpractice

Question 4

A large group of people who organize to resist or promote social change, such as the organized effort of African Americans to gain civil rights in the 1960s, is classified as a ________.
 
  A) social movement
  B) moral panic
  C) transformative revolution
  D) sociocultural revolution

Question 5

In an effort to reduce the rising costs of medical care, what has the federal government established that specifies the amount it will pay for the treatment of specific illnesses or injuries?
 
  A) It has introduced a bill advocating socialized medicine.
  B) It created committees to judge the necessity of treatment.
  C) It introduced a sliding scale payment schedule.
  D) It classified all illnesses into diagnosis-related groups.

Question 6

An urban legend is a story with an ironic twist that sounds realistic, but is false. According to folklorist Jan Brunvand, urban legends teach us three moral lessons about life.
 
  Which of the following is not one of the three moral lessons identified by Brunvand?
  A) The stories serve as warnings.
  B) Each story is related to social change.
  C) Each story is calculated to instill fear.
  D) Each story should be taken seriously.

Question 7

Selma works for a company that pays a set fee to the Midwest Physicians Clinic to take care of their employees' needs. This type of medical care is known as a ________.
 
  A) co-insurance medical plan
  B) health maintenance organization
  C) diagnosis-related group plan
  D) capping medical insurance plan